Comments on: Creating the 9rules Logo

By: personals

personals — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 08:46:43 +0000

I really like the leaf logo green yellow orange nothing personals on the other ..Nice job

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 02:14:34 +0000

Well you can thank Scrivs for making the 9rules.com/images/network directory open ;) Oh well …… thanks Yoko!

By: Yoko

Yoko — Sun, 10 Apr 2005 21:54:05 +0000

I especially like this

By: Matthew Oliphant

Matthew Oliphant — Fri, 08 Apr 2005 01:16:12 +0000

Then I think we need to use a fossilized leaf.

By: James Archer

James Archer — Fri, 08 Apr 2005 00:08:29 +0000

Mark’s got a good point, and that’s something you should probably plan for. This empire is eventually going to need some letterhead, after all.

The things we make as temporary fixes inevitably wind up overstaying their welcome — it’s best to plan for this in advance and put something together that will withstand the test of time.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 02:12:44 +0000

One thing you might want to be aware of if you plan to print anything with this logo on it, is that all the colors – save for one – are out of CMYK gamut. What this means, essentially, is that process inks cannot reproduce these colors. Also, only a few of them have a pantone equivalent which closely approximates what you have.

Like I said, this is only an issue if you plan on printing anything. But it is a consideration if you’re looking to build a consistent brand which translates equally across any medium.

By: Mike Rundle

Mike Rundle — Wed, 06 Apr 2005 14:33:36 +0000

*Mike ducks an oncoming tomato*

Thanks for all the fantastic comments, I’m glad that it didn’t just get knocked down because I know how rowdy you Whitespace readers are!

I realize that the leaf idea wasn’t very original, but sometimes originality just doesn’t strike you at the right time, and you end up designing something that just works for how you’re using it. At least I didn’t fill in the leaf with a stock image background to make it look 100% like an Adobe creation :)

I also didn’t realize how big of a deal the 9 petals would be! As with most logos, the real metaphor and meaning behind it is usually lost on people unless they’re instructed to look at certain areas or “keep in mind” certain aspects of it. Think of the FedEx logo …. did you know it has an arrow in it? Even if you didn’t notice the FedEx arrow, or the 9 petals in the logo, it’s not a big deal. The goal is to have the logo standup by itself without people recognizing the little hidden features, so if you were counting the petals that’s fantastic too.

Peter: Now that I consciously made it look like a dove with a wang in my mind, I can’t think of anything else, thanks!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 06 Apr 2005 03:06:37 +0000

“Its a good concept, but logos usually have at most 4 or 5 “objects”, which is a small enough number that people actually count.”

people should assume it’s nine because of the name. But even if they don’t, it doesn’t hurt the branding of a network.

By: Justin

Justin — Tue, 05 Apr 2005 23:57:21 +0000

Its a good concept, but logos usually have at most 4 or 5 “objects”, which is a small enough number that people actually count. Take the Adidas brand; everyone knows its the three stripes.
With 9 parts in an irregular shape (the leaf), not many people will even know they’re there (most likely they will see it as a red to green gradient, but not 9 parts exactly).

That’s one thing that hit me that hasn’t been mentioned before.

By: Adrian

Adrian — Mon, 04 Apr 2005 23:58:33 +0000

I’m not sure about the leaf idea, it does seem to be very fashionable but not very original. Even Adobe have covered the boxes for the new programs with leaves! We’ll soon not be able to see the web for the forest of foliage! Less validation and more hedge trimming!